Political Courage in America

1997-07-26T20:47:00-04:00https://images.c-span.org/defaults/capitol.jpgMr. Beschloss talked about political courage and risk-taking among modern political figures in the United States. He outlined ten changes that have taken place in the last forty years that have made acts of political courage a rare commodity. Mr. Beschloss predicted that the presidency will becom increasingly weaker and thus make it more difficult for presidents to make decisions that involve a great amount of risk. Following his prepared remarks, Mr. Beschloss took questions from the audience.

Mr. Beschloss talked about political courage and risk-taking among modern political figures in the United States. He outlined ten changes…
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Political Courage in America
Mr. Beschloss talked about political courage and risk-taking among modern political figures in the United States. He outlined ten changes that have taken place in the last forty years that have made acts of political courage a rare commodity. Mr. Beschloss predicted that the presidency will becom increasingly weaker and thus make it more difficult for presidents to make decisions that involve a great amount of risk. Following his prepared remarks, Mr. Beschloss took questions from the audience. close